waiting room
a spider suspended
in midair
Honorable Mention, 21st Mainichi Haiku Contest
Debbi Antebi
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
候診室
一隻懸浮在半空中
的蜘蛛
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
候诊室
一只悬浮在半空中
的蜘蛛
Bio Sketch
Debbi Antebi exhales oxygen while writing poems. Her work has appeared in a variety of print and online journals and anthologies. She lives in London, UK with her husband and books.
L1 sets the scene and mood while the visually and emotionally poignant spider image of Ls 2&3 works effectively on two levels, literal and symbolic. This spider successfully symbolizes the anxiety/uncertainty in health of the narrator.
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